Early lifeProfile record
Born
Mai Mala Buni was born on 19 Nov 1967.
Current office
Mai Mala Buni
Governor of Yobe State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
THE PERSON- State
- Yobe
- Country
- Nigeria
Party recorded for this termAll Progressives CongressAPCHow to reach
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Public life, in context
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Politician serving as Governor of Yobe State since 2019. Former first elected National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress.
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1967
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElectedProfile record
Governor
Yobe
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
- Term
- Yobe Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
All Progressives Congress · Yobe East · Yobe
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Mai Mala Buni
constituency: Yobe East Senatorial District · also listed as: Buni Mai Mala · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 4, p.121; INEC name: BUNI MAI MALA; age 58; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): PRIMARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE WAEC CERTIFICATE
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KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGYParty membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Governor of Yobe State, elected in 2019 and re-elected in March 2023 on the All Progressives Congress platform; previously APC Yobe State Chairman and APC National Secretary.
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Working lifeReviewed record
Businessman
Buni family business
- Industry
- Trade and transport
- Employment
- Owner
Before entering politics, Buni was a businessman with a background in the family business of trade and transport; he ventured into business at a young age after his secondary education and went on to lead more than ten companies and start-ups, chairing the boards of several companies including MBG Integrated Farms Ltd, MMB Petroleum and Chemical Company Nig. Ltd and MBG…
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Before entering politics, Buni was a businessman with a background in the family business of trade and transport; he ventured into business at a young age after his secondary education and went on to lead more than ten companies and start-ups, chairing the boards of several companies including MBG Integrated Farms Ltd, MMB Petroleum and Chemical Company Nig. Ltd and MBG Construction and General Services Ltd, across sectors including agriculture, petroleum and logistics.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Leeds Beckett University
Master of Arts (MA) · International Relations
- Location
- Leeds, United Kingdom
- Institution
- University
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The Yobe State purse
As Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni presides over Yobe State's public finances.
Yobe State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦515,532,000,000 (about ₦515.5B).
Yobe State budget 2026Yobe State received ₦109,066,812,054 (about ₦109.1B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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